International Children & Nature Conference Brings Thought Leaders to Austin — The Children & Nature Network 2015 Conference: Inspiration and Action for Healthy Communities comes to the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort April 7-9
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Permalink]AUSTIN — This year has been a momentous year for the children and nature movement. Ten years after publication of Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, and five years after the establishment of the Texas Children in Nature collaborative, there is new and growing urgency around connecting children and families to nature.

Mule Deer Relocated in West Texas to Help Boost Population
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Permalink]ALPINE— In an effort to boost a struggling mule deer population in and around the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, 40 mule deer does were relocated from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area in early February. The mule deer population within Black Gap WMA and surrounding area has struggled to rebound from the drought of the late 1990’s.

Two New Ways to Keep Texas Wild — Wild for Texas Collection license plates add hummingbird, rattlesnake [News Images]
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Permalink]AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is introducing two new conservation license plates to support native wildlife projects in Texas. One of the plates features a Lucifer hummingbird, while the other depicts a western diamondback rattlesnake.